Bond revoked for Saluda murder suspect

Published: Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at 7:36 p.m.

Last Modified: Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at 7:36 p.m.

A judge has revoked Saluda murder suspect Brandon Case’s bond after Case was charged with larceny earlier this month while free on bond.

Case, 24, of 2643 Macedonia Road, was ordered Tuesday in Superior Court to be held without bond.

He was arrested Dec. 7 for breaking into an outbuilding and removing a $700 generator and an industrial drop cord valued at $20. Deputies with the Polk County Sheriff's Office charged Case with felony breaking and entering and larceny.

His attorney, Roy Neill, told the court the new charges stemmed from a family squabble. He said Case was asked to retrieve the items from his grandfather.

"The breaking and entering — I think that when that finally comes down, this is an inter-family issue whether or not he could take the generator from his grandfather's house. He says he did it for his mother," Neill said.

According to a police report, detectives said Case and Amanda Maybin, 29, had "cut the pad locks off of a trailer" at 719 Laurel Drive, the Saluda home of Case's grandfather, 80-year-old Carl Lee McGraw. Investigators found a generator and drop cord that had been taken from the trailer in the suspects' vehicle.

Case's grandfather identified the items as belonging to his son, 52-year-old Carl Edward McGraw, Case's uncle, and said they were "supposed to be locked up inside the trailer," according to the report.

"I don't know if this is a breaking and entering or if it rises to the level of breaking and entering," Neill said, adding that it sounds more like a "family dispute."

Case was charged with murder in connection with the Feb. 22 death of Joshua William Lindsay. His bond was set at $500,000 in March. He was released on bond and was set to appear in Henderson County Superior Court on June 24, but the arrest in Polk County made his appearance come early.

Carl Lee and Emma G. McGraw, Case's grandparents, put three of their properties — valued at $188,503 — up as collateral for Case to post bail. The family used A&A Bonding to cover the remainder of the half-a-million-dollar bond and Case was released in June, according to court records. With the bond now revoked, the property will be released from any obligation to the case.

"The defendant has picked up several charges since he's been out on bond, which has led to concern of the welfare of the citizens of the county," Assistant District Attorney Doug Pearson told Judge Mark Powell.

Pearson said that on Nov. 22, Case was cited for driving with a revoked license and for littering.

Pearson requested the judge revoke Case's bond or raise it in excess of $500,000. He said counsel has not determined whether to try Case for life without parole or the death penalty in regards to the upcoming murder trial.

Case was issued a bond of $100,000 in Polk County Court on Dec. 12 for the Dec. 7 charges of breaking and entering.

Neill said Case's mother is not able to make that bond. He asked for the judge's leniency. His mother cried in the courtroom as her son was led back to jail.

<p>A judge has revoked Saluda murder suspect Brandon Case's bond after Case was charged with larceny earlier this month while free on bond.</p><p>Case, 24, of 2643 Macedonia Road, was ordered Tuesday in Superior Court to be held without bond. </p><p>He was arrested Dec. 7 for breaking into an outbuilding and removing a $700 generator and an industrial drop cord valued at $20. Deputies with the Polk County Sheriff's Office charged Case with felony breaking and entering and larceny.</p><p>His attorney, Roy Neill, told the court the new charges stemmed from a family squabble. He said Case was asked to retrieve the items from his grandfather.</p><p>"The breaking and entering — I think that when that finally comes down, this is an inter-family issue whether or not he could take the generator from his grandfather's house. He says he did it for his mother," Neill said.</p><p>According to a police report, detectives said Case and Amanda Maybin, 29, had "cut the pad locks off of a trailer" at 719 Laurel Drive, the Saluda home of Case's grandfather, 80-year-old Carl Lee McGraw. Investigators found a generator and drop cord that had been taken from the trailer in the suspects' vehicle.</p><p>Case's grandfather identified the items as belonging to his son, 52-year-old Carl Edward McGraw, Case's uncle, and said they were "supposed to be locked up inside the trailer," according to the report.</p><p>"I don't know if this is a breaking and entering or if it rises to the level of breaking and entering," Neill said, adding that it sounds more like a "family dispute."</p><p>Case was charged with murder in connection with the Feb. 22 death of Joshua William Lindsay. His bond was set at $500,000 in March. He was released on bond and was set to appear in Henderson County Superior Court on June 24, but the arrest in Polk County made his appearance come early.</p><p>Carl Lee and Emma G. McGraw, Case's grandparents, put three of their properties — valued at $188,503 — up as collateral for Case to post bail. The family used A&A Bonding to cover the remainder of the half-a-million-dollar bond and Case was released in June, according to court records. With the bond now revoked, the property will be released from any obligation to the case.</p><p>"The defendant has picked up several charges since he's been out on bond, which has led to concern of the welfare of the citizens of the county," Assistant District Attorney Doug Pearson told Judge Mark Powell. </p><p>Pearson said that on Nov. 22, Case was cited for driving with a revoked license and for littering. </p><p>Pearson requested the judge revoke Case's bond or raise it in excess of $500,000. He said counsel has not determined whether to try Case for life without parole or the death penalty in regards to the upcoming murder trial.</p><p>Case was issued a bond of $100,000 in Polk County Court on Dec. 12 for the Dec. 7 charges of breaking and entering. </p><p>Neill said Case's mother is not able to make that bond. He asked for the judge's leniency. His mother cried in the courtroom as her son was led back to jail.</p><p>Reach Weaver at emily.weaver@blueridgenow.com or 828-694-7867.</p>